2603-A - Letting of certain contracts involving steel products.
* § 2603-a. Letting of certain contracts involving steel products. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all public authorities shall award contracts involving steel products as follows: a. All purchase contracts for supplies, material or equipment involving an estimated expenditure in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall require with respect to materials, supplies and equipment made of, fabricated from, or containing steel components, that such steel components be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to motor vehicles and automobile equipment assembled in Canada in conformity with the United States-Canadian trade agreements known as the "Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965" or any amendments thereto. b. All contracts in excess of one hundred thousand dollars for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance or improvement of public works shall require that all structural steel, reinforcing steel or other major steel items to be incorporated in the work of the contract shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions. 2. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the governing board or body of such public authority, in its discretion, determines that such provisions would result in unreasonable costs or that such steel products or steel components cannot be produced or made in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of satisfactory quality or design. * NB (Should be renumbered 2877-a)